Did the Japanese Beat Columbus to the Americas?

I just want to do a quick footnote video to go along with the big Before Columbus part three. My last video on east Asian theories didn’t quite go into one important potential beater of Columbus in Japan. This series explores the question, "Was Columbus really the first person to land in America?". It explores theories that range from the confirmed, to bizarre in this tour of alternate explorers who made it to America's Shores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfcOf7-elRs&list=PLnpoOo7lhNnGNogkwUgl18WydCIi7QSgr Step Back is made possible by the generous contributions of viewers like you, consider helping at https://www.patreon.com/stepbackhistory Step Back is a history channel releasing videos biweekly that endeavors to go past the names, dates, and battles you might find elsewhere. It invites you to take a step back, consider the past and how it connects to today. We search for the quirky, unconventional, and just plain weird parts of our collective story. SUBSCRIBE and join us! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxTdWpLJurbGlFMWOwXWG_A I would like to thank the following patrons for their support of this video: -Robbie Harris -and Mom and Dad Opening Theme: Golly Gee Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Photo Credits: Darwinek Der Golem Dw0391 Darwinek Music Credits: What Child Is This by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Margaret Thatcher: A Response to PragerU and Niall Ferguson" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-KKGmBdDDQ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-